I think venting is a totally cathartic way to blow off some steam, but sometimes you don't want to do it aloud to your friends, coworkers, or significant other for fear that you'll be so negative that you bring them down. Which is why I'm glad I can turn to the Internet for this need! PeevePile is a site where you can anonymously (or not) post your biggest — and smallest — pet peeves.

I guarantee no one will comment on your peeve to tell you that you shouldn't waste your time worrying about things that small; instead there's a chorus of "Oh I KNOW"s.

Right now I'm in total agreement with the peeve of when people apologize by saying "I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings." That's not a real apology! Oh, I feel better now, don't you?

• With a whopping 5-megapixel Kodak camera that includes autofocus and a flash, Motorola's ZN5 is being dubbed the latest and greatest camera phone. And it only costs $99 on a two-year agreement. — The Boy Genius Report
• Circuit City is closing 155 stores across the US. Here's the complete list of stores. — Gizmodo
• A huge Lego man (6-feet tall) has washed up on a beach in Brighton, UK, just three months after another Lego man was found out at sea near a Dutch resort. — Telegraph
• Wowzas. In September, Facebook had its highest traffic month yet, with 39 million unique visitors! — Mashable
• Have I got a new website for you to have lots of fun with! Check out Photofunia, a magically delicious site that will take your headshot and paste it into a variety of photos and landscapes of your liking! — Lifehacker

I've seen plenty of geeky coasters, and while many have been cute, there haven't been a ton that are tech inspired and still totally acceptable as home decor. This Floppy Disc Coaster Set ($28) supersedes all that — the felt material makes them both practical and cozy looking.

Plus, hello, they're floppy disks! It makes me feel less bad for all the lightning-fast cycling through electronics that we do. Floppies, nostalgia is upon you.

Starting today, Amazon has launched a new environmentally-friendly initiative called Frustration-Free Packaging. What that means is that we can get products in new, easy-to-open packaging that's delivered in a recyclable cardboard box — therefore eliminating the need for extra packaging and annoying plastic cases (that I can hardly open anyway).

Already, 19 products from companies like Microsoft, Transcend, and Fisher-Price are working with Amazon to use less packaging when their products are shipped. For instance, those tiny little memory cards will now ship in recyclable envelopes rather than big bulky boxes.

The project will start on Amazon's international sites in 2009. If you have questions about this new initiative, head on over to Amazon to find all the answers.

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Remember how I was saying that I couldn't seem to keep plants alive? I'm ashamed to admit it, but I just found out it may not just be my negligence after all! It might be that I'm picking the wrong plants for the environment they would be growing in. If you are a fellow plant-killer, there is rehab available out there — and it's called the EasyBloom. EasyBloom ($60) will help you determine what kind of plant you should have on your desk (or anywhere else you would want to grow a plant) based on the sunlight, humidity, and average air temperature that surrounds it.

Just plug in your USB enabled EasyBloom to your computer, switch it to "Recommend" mode, then place EasyBloom where you want your plant to live. After 24 hours, the smart gadget will give you a list of recommended plants that will thrive in that location. Awesome, right?

To see what other cool things the EasyBloom can do for your (soon to be developed) green thumb, just read more